Astonishing Tales #16 [Regular Edition]

(February 1973)

To Stalk a City! (Table of Contents: 1)

Ka-Zar / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Friedrich (credited)

Pencils

Rich Buckler (credited) (pages 1-15); John Buscema (uncredited, pages 16-31)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited); Al Milgrom (credited) (backgrounds on page 1)

Colors

?

Letters

Denise Wohl (credited as Denise Vladimer)

Genre

jungle; superhero

Characters

Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Bobbi Morse; Zabu; Dr. Wilma Calvin; The Pusher (villain); Vinnie [Percy Ronald Calvin]; Quinn; Jackers; Henry Calvin (flashback, dead); Frank

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Ka-Zar defeats The Pusher and helps to save Vinnie's life. Dr. Calvin wakes up and is relieved to find out that her son is with her and is a hero.

Reprints

• in Planet of the Apes (Marvel UK, 1974 series) #64 (1976)
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #55 (2ème trimestre 1977) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]. Moins 0,6 page [Minus 0.6 page].]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([January] 2013)
• in Marvel Limited Edition. Ka-Zar (Panini España, 2015 series) (Abril 2015)

Awesome Announcements for You to Conjure with, Ponder Over-And Yawn At! [February 1973] (Table of Contents: 2)

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan Lee shares a letter from Stephen C. Nazzaro, co-chairperson of the Northern Educational Service Coordinating Committee at University of Massachusetts, praising Marvel Comics for their assistance in their tutoring program. Items about how Marvel is going to deal with their deadline problems by planning a fill-in issue for every series, specifics on the Spider-Man "extra" tale being a reworking of the Spider-Man Spectacular #2 story by John Romita and Gerry Conway, a report that Ross Andru will be helping John Buscema get ahead on the Fantastic Four, Billy Graham recently M.C.'d a comedy show in Greenwich Village's famous Village Gate night club, Ross Andru did the artwork for a recent Shanna the She-Devil issue, Chic Stone has returned and is the artist on Red Wolf, Bill Everett is currently working on Sub-Mariner but he has trouble making deadlines, Roy Thomas just got back from vacation and Steve Englehart and Gerry Conway are both going to California and hints that the next two series to be premiered are Thongor of Lost Lemuria and War of the Worlds. Marvel checklist for comics now on sale! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #129, Supernatural Thrillers #2, Doc Savage #3, Vault of Evil #1, Journey Into Mystery #3, SHIELD #1, Spider-Man #117, Thor #208, Iron Man #55, Astonishing Tales #16, Conan the Barbarian #23, Crazy #1, Marvel Spotlight #4, Fear #12 and Little Kids #10. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the story sequence.

The Terrific Ten (Table of Contents: 3)

NBC / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

The Pink Panther; Underdog [Shoeshine Boy]; Adam; Evy; The Jetsons; The Houndcats; The Roman Holidays; The Barkleys; Sealab 2020; Jerry Mahoney

Indexer Notes

Ad for NBC's new Saturday morning line-up. Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Astonishing Mails / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from (and answers to) Donna Earle, Lee M. VanNatter, Bethany Holley and G. Dennis Gibbons. Appears between pages 15 and 16 of the story sequence.